G.I. Joe - Real American Hero/Revenge of the Cobra

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A place in my heart!.......2006-11-06

For me these G.I. Joe cartoons will always hold a special place in my heart. I can remember as a boy watching these and then playing with my Joe figures in the backyard. These kinds of cartoons are missing from TV today. It is a shame. I spent a lot of my childhood watching this cartoon and the seasons that followed.
Pick this up for your little boy... and take some time to watch it for yourself... Even if it is for the 100th time.

Almost Perfect.......2005-11-28

I have to say, even with a non-hi-def t.v this dvd comes through with perfect picture quality. The only downside I have found is the constant interuptions of the "We'll returen to.." and the "now back To" let alone the credits and sumaries for the episodes. It get's a little old having to skip through them. I still own the original in the over sized box, and that's the only thing I've found between the two that has me enjoying the video from time to time. But as I said for quality and sound there's no better than this DVD. Can't wait to get the seasons, yeah i'm that far behind.

A Retro Cartoon.......2005-11-04

G.I. Joe was my favourite cartoon of all time. Although the female roles are few and far between I always loved G.I. Joe for more than just that.

I guess Sargent Conrad S "Duke" Hauser was the first fictional character that I ever had a crush on.

I am also a purist when it comes to cartoons like this and that the version of G.I. Joe that DIC came up with can never measure up to the Marvel/Sunbow version.

The "Snowjob" theory..............2004-12-14

"They will fight for freedom whenever there's trouble, G.I. Joe is there. G.I. Joe!! Great American Hero. G.I. Joe is there".

With the beginning of these simple lyrics my Saturday mornings were never the same. I would rush to the television with my box of Frosted Flakes and pensively wait until I would see the blue of Cobra's shirts. Excitement would build, and I would be ready for the most engaging, most entertaining, most spectacular cartoon of the 80s. While some would follow as being "great" shows as well, G.I. Joe was the one that took the cake for young me. I would sing the songs, play with my figurines, and imagine that Cobra was crawling through my backyard ready to be attacked at any moment by my band of American rebels.

Ahhh, that was the life. Years later and I dare say "years" later, I found this series on Amazon, and I had to immediately purchase the set. To begin with, it came with an action figure, and my inner-child was already screaming on the floor begging my wife to buy it for me. When I got it home, I nervously opened the box, unsure as to what other memories of my childhood may escape the vault, I prepared for a cheap version of my childhood delight. To my surprise, it was outstanding. This is a great buy for anyone that remembers this program as well as I did growing up.

To begin, the transfer is outstanding. The sound is beautiful and it nearly felt as if those pesky gun-lasers were firing out of my television. It even includes (which some may find annoying) the original commercial breaks, which I only found more nostalgic. The two five-part "films" represented some of my favorite moments of G.I. Joe history. For those of you unfamiliar with the essentials of G.I. Joe, I have compiled a small list that will not only help you as you gather more about this program, but also as you buy this series.

1) There is a G.I. Joe named "Snowjob".

2) Cobra's weaponry never pierces the Joe's machines, yet only one shot from the G.I. Joes can send a Cobra vehicle into a million pieces.

3) More weaponry is used in one episode than the entire Iraq conflict

4) Destro's head will not rust, even in the rain.

5) Cobra is one of the most brilliant terrorist organizations around. Their knowledge of science is impeccable and should be studied more often in the college setting. The G.I. Joes do not have such smarts, but they can surely beat up the Cobra plan in a heartbeat.

6) Cobra infantry do not know how to aim.

7) No laser-bullet is wasted by a G.I. Joe.

8) Yes, there is a three way going on between Destro, Major Blood, and the Baroness (and later possibly Dr. Mindbender).

9) Every time (without question) the G.I. Joes do something good, they have to shout "YOOO JOE" no matter how many good things they hear in a matter of minutes.

10) I repeat, there is a G.I. Joe named "Snowjob" (Is anyone else laughing hysterically?)

Overall, this was a beautiful series that finally got the respect that it deserved. Thank you RINO for releasing this amazing package and for the products that you continually revitalize. G.I. Joe was a life-altering series, and I cannot wait to get my hands on more!

Grade: ***** out of *****

Childhood memories relived here.......2004-12-01

This was a cool cartoon, especially considering that it was competing against the widely popular comic book, which had an on-going storyline, the characters were pretty true to the comics, most of the time, the 1983 cartoon itself was pretty colorful & fast paced, as was the following 1984 one, the series that started in 1985 lost its origin & focused on less important characters, but the 1983 & 1984 mini-series was great with all the great characters we love, now my question is this>>> where is the live motion picture, below are my pick of actors that I think should or could be casted in a live action film, they are as follows>>

Rutger Hauer(Ladyhawke) as Duke
Scarlett Johansson as Scarlett
Wesley Snipes as Stalker
Ray Park (Darth Maul) as Snake Eyes
Ving Rhames as Roadblock
Scott Glenn as Gung-Ho
Jude Law as Hawk
Jim Cavisel (Passoin of Christ) as Flash
Eric Bana (Troy) as Clutch
Hugh Jackman as Flint
Diane Lane or Angelina Jolie as Lady J
Rodney Grant(Dances with Wolves) as Spirit

Anyone as Cobra Commander since he has no identity
The Rock as Destro
Catherine Zeta Jones as Baroness
Jet Li as Storm Shadow
Anyone as Firefly
Willem Dafoe as Major Bludd

G.i. JOE a Real American Hero- Spytroops the Movie

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G.i. JOE a Real American Hero- Spytroops the Movie

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No Ordinary Gentleman.
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A Real American Hero
Starring: Brian Dennehy; Ken Howard; Sheree North; Forrest Tucker
Director: Lou Antonio
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From back cover, "Bufford Pusser is the Sheriff of Tennessee County who must go against a former friend and a group of women who use an old blue law to segregate a recently freed prostitute. To fight them, he uses other obsolete laws that aren't relevant today. Is he ready to face this type of opposition?"

Customer Reviews:

No Ordinary Gentleman........2006-09-15

This movie started out an an episode of "Dukes of Hazzard" with the police chasing an orange vehicle, only this was a Vols van full of drunk teenagers. It leads Sheriff Burford Pusser and two of his deputies on a chase around the curby narrow roads of McNairy County, Tennessee. When finally stopped, they found two boys dead and two girls blinded by poison liquor they bought at Danny's bar in Selmer. It was home-brewed rotgut moonshine. Buford carreid a big stick which he used to destroy their cache of bottles of spirits, and was disliked by his Gestapo tactics. He believed in using a violent manner of taking the law in his own hands, by destroying a private business. They called it vigalante justice with an illegal search. Buford, it's said, has no common sense and goes off half-cocked. His motivation was in question as he appeared not to respect the law.

He was pushed into using crazy old laws to show them the importance of obeying the law, such as arresting all the old ladies playing bingo because it was illegal gambling they had been doing for twenty years. He alienating Danny, owner of the bar, in front of a crowd, destroying his personal belongings to humiliate him, using an obsolete law of 1907. He ticketed the judge's car because of the law stating that between 1888 and 1906, all motor vehicles are horseless carriages. Danny had a vendetta against the sheriff: "I started this and am going to finish it."

The holier-than-thou church women tried to force Buford to do something about an ex-con female who had returned to her homeplace. "I was born here -- no other place to go," she told Buford. She had been spurned at the church and the grocery store, so Buford stepped in and took her to the community dance.

After Buford had confronted Danny, his enemy, both involved in a brutal beating, he almost drowned Danny by kicking him off the bridge into shallow water. The sherrif walked into the trap Danny set for him and was shot, but his self-preservation aided in his living to be ambushed again, proving his courage. And studpidity. They had good vocal coaches, as they everyone had an authentic Tennessee accent, something hard to do if you don't live here.

The song Don Williams sang at the beginning and end of this real story sounded like one of the Appalachian ballads they sang at t he Bristol Sessions and in the Mountains of East Tennessee.

Fair.......2006-06-20

Here's the TV-movie version of the Buford Pusser story. Although it is not nearly as gripping as the theatrical film "Walking Tall" (starring Joe Don Baker), it is definitely a cut above the awful sequels with Bo Swenson. Brian Dennehy, as usual, delivers a solid performance, and his fans will enjoy it. It's not a great film, but not bad, either. It's definitely worth a look, just for Dennehy's performance.

Great Cop Movies (A Real American Hero / He Walked By Night / Borderline)

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Great Cop Movies (A Real American Hero / He Walked By Night / Borderline)
Starring: Brian Dennehy , Forrest Tucker , Brian Kerwin , Ken Howard , and Sheree North
Director: Lou Antonio , Anthony Mann , and Alfred L. Werker
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Release Date: 2001-10-09

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3 Great Movies on 1 DVD. Star Power, Exciting Genre with Extras on each DVD.

G.I. Joe A Real American Hero!/The Revenge of Cobra

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The best animated series of the 80's
** Gen-X-er says YOOOOOOO JOE! ! **
The "Snowjob" Theory.....
yoooooo,joe!!
Classic G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe A Real American Hero!/The Revenge of Cobra
Starring: Jerry Houser , Corey Burton , Ted Schwartz , Michael McConnohie , and Michael Horton
Director: Jay Bacal , Ray Lee , and Dan Thompson (II)
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Release Date: 2003-05-13

Customer Reviews:

The best animated series of the 80's.......2005-11-04

This is the best of the 80's! It was always action packed and there was tons and tons of characters to like! The music was good and the color and animation was great! I love seeing Cobra Commander and his troops in red and blue.

** Gen-X-er says YOOOOOOO JOE! ! **.......2005-01-19

I am 32 yrs old and a girl! My brother got me into this series when I was a young teen and I was swept away. What a great animated series. They don't make animated series the way they used to... the 1980's and early 1990's were great for stuff like GI Joe and the original animated X-Men series. All you can do now is buy this great stuff. ** Now you know ... and knowing is half the battle! ** G.I. JOE!!!!!

The "Snowjob" Theory............2004-12-14

yoooooo,joe!!.......2003-05-30

this review is in regards to the collector's edition of the 2 disc set which includes a repaint of the ever popular ninja commando; snake eyes. JOE TRIVIA: the first VHS miniseries was released with the series 83 duke action figure inside.

this mini series brings back cool memeories when certain syndicated american cartoons were cool. before the anime explosion of course.

now on to my favorite and not-so-favorite parts of the disc set...
the enclosed booklet pertaining to gijoe's history was very informative dispite a mistakes. I.E. Mego was not responsible for the six million dollar action figure, it was hasbro's once rival and parent company; KENNER who manufactured not only the six million dollar man toyline but star wars as well.

the interviews were ok, i loved ron friedman's perspective (or retrospective) regarding the series he helped define. on the other hand, i didn't care much more for marv wolfman's interview..too many "er's and ah's" and LASERS IN THE NIGHT was one of the worst epidsodes of the 1985-1986 series.

one thing i would have loved to have seen was the animated comic book commercials not only were they cool, but most were better executed than the regualer gijoe epidsodes. please rhino, put those awesome 20 spots in the next 2 disc installment plus add commentary from ron friedman, he had plenty to say unlike wolfman. props to the late archie goodwin of marvel comics who created the concept of joe's arch nemises COBRA.

I love the opening sequences of all the joe series. I.E. zartan has one of the joes running until recondo jumps outta knowhere and kicks zartan where the logo/title appears. how cool was that?

Classic G.I. Joe.......2003-05-14

When the original G.I. Joe miniseries were (finally) released on DVD in their original, uncut form in February, the Joe-watching public was promised a follow-up release with special features. That set (which you see now) has turned out to be well worth the wait.

Firstly, the packaging is more deluxe than the earlier release, and includes a booklet with a layman's history or G.I. Joe in general. Additionally, there's a Snake Eyes figure-a repaint of the original (more or less), with Timber (again, sort of, as it's not the original Timber mold from the '80s), which mimics the midnight blue color scheme from the MASS Device miniseries. The only drawback is that the packaging hypes Snake Eyes as "one of the premier characters" released in connection with the 1983 A Real American Hero miniseries-something that is far truer about Duke, who spent 1983 as the line's primary mail-in exclusive before being released in stores and was the star of the MASS Device episodes.

Second, of course, are the episodes themselves, which are the A Real American Hero and Revenge of Cobra miniseries, completely restored and remastered (and excellently so, at that). If you purchased the previous release, you know what you're getting here.

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Bufford Pusser is the Sheriff of a Tennessee County who must go against a former friend, and a group of women who use an old blue law to segregate a recently freed prostitute. To fight them he uses other old laws that aren't relevant today. Is he ready to face opposition, or will there be any?

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